What is your relationship with Finance/Treasury/comptroller?
- We are part of the development team
Are your gift processes independent from finance/treasury/comptroller?
- We deposit to the bank and process gifts and send WEEKLY activity to finance
Other ___all gifts are simultaneously processed by both, except finance posts all things to one gift account.
Data Entry
- Our data entry is independent from finance, we enter and post gifts/pledges as needed
Reconciliation/Adjustment procedures
- We reconcile monthly, we adjust entries as needed
Are there any other specifics with your relationship with finance that impact your day to day process?
We have a wonderful working relationship with our Controller's office. But the two have been very siloed for years and it shows. This clearing account thing we have going on is a big problem. It hasn't been truly reconciled in years.
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Cameron Alzubi
Director, Gift Administration
Illinois Institute of Technology
calzubi@iit.edugiftadmin@iit.edu------------------------------
Original Message:
Sent: 10-04-2022 06:42 AM
From: John Taylor
Subject: Gift Administration/Finance Best Practices Survey - Adriana Bitoun Author
| | Good morning Fundsvcs Community, I'd like to gain insights from your collective expertise and kindly request your assistance., I am conducting a study and research on gift administration/finance best practices, this data will be discussed at an upcoming workshop (CASE Gifts and Records management) where I will be faculty. What is your relationship with Finance/Treasury/comptroller? - We are part of the finance team
- We are part of the development team
- We have a dotted line to both departments
- Other ____________________
Are your gift processes independent from finance/treasury/comptroller? - We process gifts after finance deposited and accounted for all money coming in
- We deposit to the bank and process gifts and send daily activity to finance
- Other ___________________
Data Entry - Our data entry is independent from finance, we enter and post gifts/pledges as needed
- Our data entry is dependent from finance, we enter and post gifts/pledges once finance completes their month end processes
Reconciliation/Adjustment procedures - We reconcile monthly and adjust entries once a month
- We reconcile monthly, we adjust entries once a week
- We reconcile monthly, we adjust entries as needed
- Other _____________________
Are there any other specifics with your relationship with finance that impact your day to day process? I hope this is not too much of a burden, if I an get your responses by October 10, I grately appreciate it! Kind Regards,
| Adriana Bitoun Director, Advancement Services U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION & FOUNDATION 274 Wood Road Annapolis, MD 21402 p. 410-295-4150 c. 562-805-8815
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